Poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the bank rather than each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or different kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up just before the croupier broadcasting "No more bets." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the different gamblers are given 5 cards. After you have seen your hand and the casino’s initial card, you need to in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s value is on same level to your original ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your wager goes instantly to the dealer. After the wager is the showdown. If the house does not have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, plus a figure on par with the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The bank pays money even with your ante and controlled expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • two to one for two pairs
  • 3-1 for three of a kind
  • four to one for a straight
  • five to one for a flush
  • seven to one for a full house
  • 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
  • fifty to one for a straight flush
  • one hundred to one for a royal flush